Sam Lowry, a low-level worker in a drab grey suit, lives in a totalitarian future and dreams of liberation. One day, he meets a woman who looks like a girl he rescues every night in a recurring dream. When Sam is assigned to find the culprit of a mistake that led to the death of the wrong man, he is thrown into the innermost depths of a confusing system. Inspired by the dystopias of Kafkaesque worlds, George Orwell and Aldous Huxley, Brazil is both the title of a timeless samba tune that runs throughout the film and a nightmarish vision of the future.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 2 hr. 12 min.
- Country, year
- United Kingdom, United States, 1985
- Genre
- Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Comedy
- Language
- English
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Terry Gilliam
- Screenplay
- Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown
- Producers
- Arnon Milchan
- Music
- Michael Kamen
- Cast
- Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Apdovanojimas už geriausius vaizdo efektus · Award for Best Design
Director
Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam, an American film and opera director, studied political science and worked as a magazine illustrator before making films. After moving to London, he formed the famous comedy group Monty Python. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life won the Grand Jury Prize at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. His subsequent films Brazil (1985) and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) were nominated for Oscars, while The Fisher King (1991) won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival. The premiere of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival further cemented Gilliam's reputation.
